Prologue

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prologue \Pro"logue\, n. [F., fr. L. prologus, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?
     to say beforehand; ? before + ? to say. See {Logic}.]
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     1. The preface or introduction to a discourse, poem, or
        performance; as, the prologue of Chaucer's "Canterbury
        Tales;" esp., a discourse or poem spoken before a dramatic


        performance
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     2. One who delivers a prologue. [R.] --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prologue \Pro"logue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prologued}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Prologuing}.]
     To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. [R.] --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  prologue
       n : an introduction to a play
       [also: {prologs}, {prologing}, {prologed}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "prologue":
     act, afterpiece, avant-propos, bit, breakthrough, chaser, curtain,
     curtain call, curtain raiser, divertimento, divertissement,
     epilogue, exode, exodus, exordium, expository scene, finale,
     foreword, front matter, frontispiece, hoke act, innovation,
     interlude, intermezzo, intermission, introduction, leap, number,
     overture, postulate, preamble, preface, prefix, prefixture,
     preliminary, prelude, premise, presupposition, proem, prolegomena,
     prolegomenon, prolepsis, protasis, routine, scene, shtick, sketch,
     skit, song and dance, stand-up comedy act, striptease, turn, verse,
     voluntary